geology
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Earth's Big Five Mass Extinction Events
views: 28,758 3 months agoIn honor of the discovery of particles found in Permian rocks that might have clues to the cause of the Permian die-off, I'm listing our planet's five biggest extinction events according to the fossil record. There have been a few...
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The Earth's Known SuperContinents
views: 9,572 2 months agoPangea, right? Right? Not really. Despite the fact that most people have only ever heard of the one supercontinent, our planet has had a number of them. Earth's land masses - never content to just sit around and think deep thought...
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The World's 6 Known SuperVolcanoes
views: 166,953 2 weeks agoSupervolcano is a word that sounds pretty silly. It's not just a regular volcano, it's SUPER. Just SUPER! But these calderas live up to the "super" in their name. A supervolcano can rain superheated rocks and debris down...
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Earth History in 11 Easy Steps
views: 11,965 3 months agoGetting a little tired of this Earth? Think you might want to get a shiny new one? Maybe one with less plastic bits floating in the ocean, more fresh air, and less annoying neighbors? If you have the right elements and enough free...
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10 Things to Know About Earthquakes
views: 22,129 3 weeks agoWhile we in earthquake-prone places like California tend to get blase about the ground shaking ( aw hell, my coffee spilled! ), even the most unaffected of us feel that little niggle of fear whenever the walls start to shake... wi...